Katherine's Attic by Kelly Paal
unique digital art inspired by nature and imagination
So while working on a call for SciFi and futuristic art I created this beauty. Here is a small glimpse of the work process for you. This is a basic sketch that I created using a (free for commercial use) stock photo. I like to use photos so that I get the proportions right. It…
Sometimes I wonder where my ideas come from, this piece came into my head complete. It was a rush to complete it before I forgot the finer details. Years ago I used to write short stories and stories would drop into my head complete too. So this is called “Trapped.” I was going for a…
Inspiration from other sources. I am finally learned to take inspiration from other sources than just my head. I recently learned that for me it helps to have some sort of mini-story in mind when I create something. And then really lately I learned to start taking inspiration from the manga and anime that I…
The year is 2100, this city is somewhat recognizable. Cars that look like ours. Lights that look somewhat like what we see now. But an odd woman is walking down the empty streets with two swords. Not just regular swords, as if it’s normal for someone to walk down the streets with swords, but hers…
Katherine’s Attic by Kelly Paal This was the first piece where I saw a full image/story in my head. If I hadn’t mentioned it already I used to write SciFi and fantasy a long time ago. So coming up with stories or parts of stories is easy for me. (Titles are another issue LOL) I…
I am so bad at titles. This is a good/bad example. Recently I decided to give names to my art pieces if a photo of a person is in them, more on that later. For now, here is my male cyborg. And he never made it to the store, maybe someday he will.
I must admit I am as bad at this as creating titles for my work. Not sure why but I always feel there is something else I can do. Maybe it’s because I always want to improve my work. Do you know what I mean you look back on old stuff and see where you…
Have you ever been inspired by an anime or manga? I’m a huge anime and manga fan. I recently discovered an anime called Ergo Proxy. I highly recommend it. It’s beautiful and intellectual and lovely. So I decided to create my own version of Vincent’s ship The Rabbit. I didn’t want to copy directly because…
Katherine’s Attic by Kelly Paal I just had this idea for a simple city interior. Set some time in the future and strangely empty except for one person. Binary code streams down the walls, maybe in the future we can read it. Or the android overlords can read it. Who knows? Stairway to the Future…
Katherine’s Attic by Kelly Paal After watching endless hours of youtube videos to learn effects for what I wanted to do. I recommend https://www.youtube.com/c/NemanjaSekulic if you want to learn. His videos are short and simple. So you will still have to learn a lot by just trying things but I like that. I don’t want…